“Grand Elder, stop!” Edric Crowe shouted loudly.
“Master, he killed Elder San…” the Grand Elder responded loudly.
“Step aside!” Edric waved his hand. Then, with a grim expression, he looked at Billy and said, “Lord Dragon, are you…?”
“I don’t have time to waste with you. You have one minute. If you don’t bring out Laurel Robson, all of you will die!” Billy interrupted him.
Edric let out a heavy sigh. Then, he turned to the grey-robed old man and said, “Grand Elder, go and bring out the Second Elder.”
“Master…” the Grand Elder hesitated for a moment.
“Go!” Edric waved his hand again, his face filled with helplessness.
If he had had a choice, he could not have conceded. He knew very well that even though Billy had broken through, he only had the strength of a fifth rank. But Edric had heard rumors that Billy had the ability to kill opponents of a higher grade. And the display of power just now confirmed it, effortlessly killing a mid-fifth-grade opponent. Edric knew his own limits, and he couldn’t do it so easily. He had a feeling that if Billy were to go all out, he probably wouldn’t be able to block a single blow. So, he didn’t dare to gamble. If he truly angered Billy, the entire Yin Yang Shrine Sect would likely be wiped out unless they brought out the old relics of the sect.
“Alright!” Taking a deep breath, the Grand Elder turned and walked towards the depths of the mansion.
“Everyone, stop!” Edric Crowe shouted to the others in the battle circle.
As his words fell, the elders who were attacking Azure Dragon and the others all stopped their movements.
“Boss, are you alright?” Azure Dragon and the others walked back.
“I’m fine.”
“Boss, did you break through again?” Vermilion Bird felt the change in Billy’s aura and couldn’t help but ask.
“Yeah.” Billy nodded.
“Wow, boss, you’re too strong. You really broke through!” Stout and Judge exclaimed at the same time, while the others also wore surprised expressions.
Soon, the sound of footsteps echoed, and the Grand Elder and another white-robed old man hurriedly walked over. The white-robed old man appeared to be in his sixties or seventies, with a gloomy expression and deep eyes. This person was the Second Elder of the Yin Yang Shrine Sect, Laurel Robson. He was also the mastermind behind the annihilation of the Ray family back then.
Standing behind Billy, Azure Fang guessed the other’s identity. A chilling killing intent emanated from him, his eyes gradually turning red, and his aura becoming unstable.
“Master!” After coming to Edric’s side, Laurel Robson bowed.
Edric Crowe nodded slightly, then pointed at Billy and said, “Laurel, meet Commander Gardner. Commander Gardner is the current Lord Dragon of Glavale!”
“It’s an honor to meet you, Lord Dragon!” Laurel Robson looked at Billy and bowed slightly. “May I know why you’ve summoned me?”
“You are Laurel Robson, right?” Billy glanced at him. Then, he pointed at Azure Fang and said, “Let me introduce him first. His name is Kenelm Ray, the eldest son in the Ray family back then.”
“You should have heard of the Ray family, right?”
Upon hearing Billy’s words, Laurel Robson’s pupils contracted rapidly, and a look of unimaginable shock flashed across his face. He obviously didn’t expect that there would be survivors from the Ray family, which had been annihilated back then. For the past year, he had been in seclusion, trying to break through to the Fifth-rank Sovereign realm, so he had no idea that the Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect had long known about Azure Fang’s identity.
“The Ray family?” Edric Crowe, who was beside him, was slightly stunned upon hearing Billy’s words. He had heard about the Ray family, but he didn’t know what Laurel Robson had to do with them.
“Back then, the Ray family was annihilated, and the mastermind behind it was him, the Second Elder of the Yin Yang Shrine Sect!” Billy looked at Edric Crowe and spoke in a deep voice.
“What?” Edric was stunned once again, and the Grand Elder beside him was also taken aback.
“Humph!” Laurel Robson took a deep breath and sneered, “Nonsense, baseless accusations! I have no grudges with the Ray family. Why would I annihilate them?”
“This question should be asked to yourself!” Billy smiled faintly.
“Lord Dragon, could there be a misunderstanding?” The Grand Elder of the Yin Yang Shrine Sect spoke up.
“Idiot!” Azure Dragon retorted coldly. “Do you think we would come to your Yin Yang Shrine Sect if we hadn’t investigated thoroughly and had nothing better to do?”
“You…” The Grand Elder furrowed his brows.
“You probably don’t know yet, do you?” Billy continued, looking at Laurel Robson. “Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect has been wiped out. Theobold has confessed everything about what happened back then. What’s the point of denying it now?”
“Impossible!” Laurel Robson exclaimed. “How could the Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect have been wiped out?!”
“You’re being an idiot. Don’t you believe it?” Judge chimed in. “Just ask anyone, and you’ll know!”
“Headmaster, is what he said true?” Laurel Robson turned to Edric Crowe and asked.
“Did you really do the Ray family’s business?” Edricr eplied with a counter-question. Having heard this, he didn’t doubt Billy’s words anymore. If the Ray family had been wiped out, it was most likely connected to Laurel Robson. After a brief pause, Edric continued, “Because of what happened to Clive Ray back then?”
Clive Ray was the patriarch of the Ray family and Azure Fang’s grandfather.
Laurel Robson snorted coldly but didn’t deny it any further. He knew that since Billy and the others had already approached the Sky-Quaking Daoist Sect, there was no point in denying it anymore. After a momentary pause, he continued, “Clive Ray took away the woman I loved the most in my life. I swore to make him suffer and have his bloodline extinguished!”
Before his words could even finish, Azure Fang couldn’t contain himself any longer. He flicked his wrist, and a cold light shot out swiftly.
“Get lost!” Laurel Robson’s eyes narrowed, and he raised his hand, sending a gust of wind to block Azure Fang’s attack. He was at the late fourth-rank stage, while Azure Fang was only at the mid-second-rank stage. There was a two-level difference between them, so it was easy for him to block Azure Fang’s attack.
“So, you are the so-called friend that my grandparents mentioned? You bastard!” Azure Fang steadied himself and spoke angrily.
“Azure Fang, have you heard of this idiot?” Judge asked from the side.
Azure Fang nodded in response.
“When I was young, my grandparents told me that the two of them, along with another person, were like brothers, exploring the martial world together. They had a deep bond.” Azure Fang continued, “Later on, my grandparents fell in love with each other and decided to settle down. That’s why my grandfather took my grandmother back to the Ray family. According to my grandfather, the other person also had feelings for my grandmother, but she considered him as her own brother…”
“You’re talking nonsense!” Laurel Robson shouted with a distorted expression.
“Mona’s first love was me. It was only because of Clive Ray’s despicable methods and sweet talk that he stole her heart!”
“If it weren’t for Clive Ray, Mona would have long been my woman!”